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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] LearnIIBurn:
Ok so i had no idea there were games being developed for Android outside the market... And you say Dungeon Hunter is like Diablo? I dream every night, all night, all week, about Diablo 3. Buying now...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jonathaflores:
i think that gameloft would make more money if they put does game on the android market. 2nd are you sure it installs on the sd card??? i was downloading it but cancel it because it was so big!!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] catpunt:
yea its pretty sick, i have been playing it at least 20 hours so far and there is still more storyline to go. it's pretty polished, the controls are a little frustrating at first but u get used to them. i bugged tech support about the controls and they say they are working on getting the kinks out on the evo with plans for future updates.

edit: oh make sure to change controls to "touchscreen" instead of nav pad, it works better.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vbyt:
yes it downloads to the SD card...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] LearnIIBurn:
cool man yeah i'm gonna buy dungeon hunter when I get home to my wifi cause it wont download over 3g. If i buy the game do I have to rebuy it if I uninstall? thanks for all the info
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Minjin:
It's still free as of a few minutes ago.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TrogdorsArm:
I got it and I have to say...damn... the game is awesome and if your saying Dungeon Hunter is awesome I'm getting it...

Gameloft, since you gave me Let's Golf, I'll forgive you for talking trash last year about the Android Market. But I think you're doing a massive disservice to your customers. I'm going to go ahead and buy Dungeon Hunter but if I find you aren't using Google Checkout, the deals off. I'd prefer to keep my credit card in one service when purchasing apps for my Android. I'll post my results.

p.s. odd Gameloft is forced to use the Apple App Store to sell it's games for the iphone and complies but chooses to avoid the Android Market.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Drewmungus:
Everything I've ever read was that all of gamelofts android games were one install only, but I recently installed a custom rom and had to do a data wipe.

I had bought nova. I still had the apk and resource files on my SD card, I just reinstalled the apk using astro. The game works fine. I'm wondering if its one downlad only.

And thanks for the ti about the free game! Free is always great!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TrogdorsArm:
cool and lame...

cool that Gameloft has it set up to bill it to your cell phone bill and I don't have to provide my cc# to purchase.

lame: went to buy DH and their sever 500 errored and the purchase didn't go through. I'll try again later. I want DH. :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] awakener:
Thanks for the info OP. Download is in progress :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PhantomKills:
Just got it!! Thanks for the news!! :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] catpunt:
When u buy a gameloft game just save the apk somewhere and u can reinstall it. If u misplace it, just bug customer support, they are pretty responsive and I had no trouble getting new download links from them when I provided my order number.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dwntwnall4u:
Thanks. I've been looking for this game.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] redzee:
Thanks for the game. Been staying away from the games on my phone so this will be fun.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] :
I missed out the first time and was slapping myself. I read this yesterday and got it. I called my GF so she can download it but she's slow when it comes to technology so she missed out. Oh well.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TrogdorsArm:
after googling gameloft and Android Market, I will never buy from them. Androidandme.com has some very interesting articles.

Thanks for the free game Gameloft. Oh and thanks for not replying to my email about your site problem for purchases on my Evo.

Gameloft, you are nothing. </end spell casting>
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] sablesurfer:
Oh shizzle...why did you make me download that?!?! I was going to have a life.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] snowglyder:
Is there a way I can get this working on my wife's phone? I still have my apk, and I sent it to her phone and installed it, but it said it's not a valid version. If I install the Game Loft HD Games apk on her phone and run it, it says there's no games to install. I wouldn't imagine that would work anyways since the deal is over. Any thoughts, or is this considered borderline warez since I'm trying to get it working on my other phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ankbhdk:
Hi,

I was going to install CM6, but didn't get to far.

I was running a rooted stock ROM with sense.

To make it simple I installed ROM manager from market, installed the required recovery, and just for safety I wanted to run a backup from the ROM manager (BIG mistake). After a few seconds it rebooted, showed the "HTC magic" spash, and then rebooted again. Only way to stop it is to pull out the battery. I can't get into fastboot, it doesn't respond to any keys during boot, and doesn't stay up long enough to get the PC to recognize it on the USB port :(

Any clues?

Best regards,

Allan
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
Hi Allan,

I have the same situation as yours yesterday. also installed a ROM manager with the latest FroyoRider. After one day usage, it rebooted suddenly and can't get back the fastboot nor recovery menu. It's in HTC care center now....
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ankbhdk:
Hi kenmm,

Too bad, I thought about doing the same, but from what I have heard they just change the mainboard, which cost about the same as a used magic here :((

The only mode I can get my device in is JTAG mode (holding scroll wheel, giving a blue LED)

I have been reading JTAG recovery and i think we have both a suitable JTAG interface and a RS232 converter at work so when I have gathered enough energy I think I will try that.

I would be interested in what HTC care center says to you though!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
Hi Allan,

The technician tried to hard reset my magic, of course she failed to do it.

They checked my magic is still under warranty, hence they kept my phone. I don't know what will they do on my phone; replace mb or replace new...

Are you sure your magic's warranty period is ended? I'm asking because my magic was bought at the first day it release in hk.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ankbhdk:
Hi Kenmm,

yes my magic is still under warranty, but I guess that doesn't cover flashing unofficial software.

Big question is if they can detect the unofficial software now when I guess the SPL is nuked?

I could be tempted to try ;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
Yes, it's what I'm worrying, too.

If any charge is needed, they'll inform me first right?

I'll give up the magic if htc quote me the charge as big as you told me.

;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
Very thanks to your hints about "JTAG". After some googling on this word, I found some successful un-bricks.

So, I'll not care htc will fix it anymore, my magic will finally be fixed.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ankbhdk:
I will send in my phone today just to try it. They should not do any rep. that is not covered by warrenty before first asking.

Yep JTAG unbricking seems promising, but it is still a bit complicated and new. Perhaps in a few months it is more thoroughly understood (and simpler).
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Hemant_B:
hmm..I am in simmilar situation like you since 29th June, I bricked my HTC magic in rooting process(Indeed ..I was successful twice..)... :( I send my HTC magic for repair in washington DC.I explained the Jtag method to the technician ,mailed him the links how to repair...but he was not confident...(They are asking me to pay for the Jtag cost,cable cost etc. and with no guarranty..)

Today I ask them to ship it back to me .... I am planning to send it to HTC service center...Which seems to the best option at this point of time...

All the best Guys...

I think Somebody should come-up with easier process to unbrick the phone....
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
My magic was returned from htc today. :D

They just replaced the mb of my magic. It means they not yet have the technique to unbrick the phone through Jtag, or they feel not worth to spent huge time on thousand phones.

Hence, for a bricked phone within warranty, the best solution is send it to htc. They won't charge you because they don't know the phone was rooted or not.;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Hemant_B:
Hey Congratulations!!!

Unfortunately my Magic is Out ouf warranty by now...

Do you have any Idea,How much they charge and how long it takes , if it is out of warranty?

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kenmm:
Don't show them your invoice, the estimated warranty period sometimes longer than actual. My phone was actually bought at Jun.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ankbhdk:
Kenmm: Congratulations, I hope I will be as lucky!

Hemant_B: Are you sure that your magic is out of warranty? I thought mine was too, but I found the warranty note and there it is stated in numerous languages that the period is 24 months. (HTC branded 32A phone)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Hemant_B:
I am not sure...I got it last year (June 2009) when I was in Germany..it's Vodafone-HTC Magic 32B ..May be ..I should give a try...

OR

Is somebody out of expert guyz here,who can repair my phone and I will pay the cost for repairing/helping.(As I don't want to invest in JTAG or ORT device)?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] corypaul:
Can someone point me to help me or teach me how to themes builds for our hTc Touch vogues ;)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
made a new thread
[Touch CDMA Android Development] piperthedj:
look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=726477
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmulligan:
Is there an Android Virtual Device for the Samsung Galaxy S i9000? If not what is the closest AVD available or what are the best settings to make my own?

D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwil:
Look here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...epresent-samsung-galaxy-s-in-eclipse-emulator
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zy'or Taelon:
I just made an AVD skin for the SGS+ perhaps that'll help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17684262#post17684262
[Desire General] Afro Az:
Well isn't this rumour fantastic news?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/15/rumored-htc-desire-hd-specs-surface-4-3-inch-screen-8-megapixe/
[Desire General] foxmeister:
October timeframe sounds about right. It doesn't sound like enough of an upgrade for me to worry about it, so I guess I'll skip that generation and wait for the next.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] cez10:
damn aluminium body <3 shame about the too big screen, though it be prob possible to port some of the stuff from it to our desires :)
[Desire General] Schmeggma:
I just read that on another site and considering I just bought my Desire online yesterday (so it isn't here yet), it wasn't be best news item to read. :(

I didn't really want a 4.3" screen though (especially if it's pentile...), and while the aluminium body sounds great, none of the other changes are appealing enough to me to worry about.
[Desire General] Afro Az:
I know it happens all the time in the tech world. But I hate the feeling I get when something newer and shinier comes out and I can't get it. Especially when its a "better" specced model of a phone I already own.

P.S I know the phone isn't out yet and is only a rumour, but don't you guys sometimes feel the same?
[Desire General] tsekh501:
Think of it as the GSM, 3G-only, version of the EVO 4G that everyone has been asking for. The aluminum body addition is nice.
[Desire General] al89nut:
4.3" too big
[Desire General] th3:
I like this present device enough... don't need an upgrade until things improve considerably more, which I'm not expecting till March-June 2011. The only currently outstanding issue for me is memory space.

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- Sent via my HTC Desire -
[Desire General] wr8_utd:
It's not really too much of an upgrade. Better camera and in built memory. There will be better stuff to come than this for sure.
[Desire General] vlasac:
Looks like HD2 on steroids with Android. I suppose it will have LCD and if they manage to squeeze it in smaller body then HD2, but with bigger battery it would be great.
[Desire General] cgrec92:
i think im gonna cry, simply better than the desire
[Desire General] UKseagull:
Ah don't worry about it, it's not as if it's life and death is it. ;)
[Desire General] Ziostilon:
theres always going to be something better coming out.

Get what you need, and not whats new on the streets
[Desire General] huwwatkins:
I was slightly underwhelmed to be honest...
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Specs are great, everything is "desirable" apart from the size of the device as i personally think 4.3" screen is too big - owned the Touch HD2 but sold it for the Desire as it was too big for me, especially with a leather case :D
[Desire General] Jabbafat23:
How is it better? Same processor, possibly similar RAM and most likely running Sense 2.1 or getting 2.2 at the same time as the current Desire. An aluminium body doesn't make a phone and more likely than not it will be in some sort if case anyway.

The rest of the specs are a natural evolution of things though that screen is getting close to tablet territory for me. I think the Desire is a great phone the way it is though a Hummingbird processor and PowerVR GPU would be certainly welcome.
[Desire General] Ric_the_Llama:
There's not really much in the way of specs increase though, same processor means it won't have increased performance...

More onboard storage is handy, but not as essential as it was thanks to apps2SD. A bigger screen without a resolution change doesn't really interest me, the Desire seems about the right size as it is. No interest in a slightly improved camera.

Pretty underwhelming for a 'Desire HD'.
[Desire General] Nit3m4re:
Coming from a HD2 I am not jealous it has a bigger screen lol.. Only thing that would get me jealous was if it had 4G and a faster CPU, which it doesn't. Until then, it can have a bigger screen, 720p recording and what not, I couldn't really care less lol, we have custom roms with 720p recording anyway so that one is already irrelevant. I love my Desire so much more because it doesn't take my entire hand to use and because it just works like a phone should (Unlike HD2). Anyone who is thinking "oh crap I just got my Desire" you have an awesome phone. Enjoy it and stop worrying about new versions lol (Until a sort of EVO 4G comes out here, then ill join the club haha)
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
What i find to be so disappointing is that they aren't upgrading the CPU! I mean cmon HTC look at what Samsung and Motorola have coming out. Not to mention the fact that the Snapdragon's GPU is pretty poor compared to samsung/moto. The earlier rumors stated that the Ace would have a dual core @ 1.5Ghz, what happened to that?!?
[Desire General] foxmeister:
I really can't see any benefit whatsoever in having a CPU with those sort of specs in a phone at the moment.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
you raise a good point, but at this stage i would take anything similar to the OMAP or Hummingbird processors (with dedicated GPU). I just want to see what the next gen of Qualcomm processors are like, and i would prefer them in this phone cause its probably my next one.
[Desire General] dgattenb:
I wont jump ship just yet .... far to similar to my desire.

I love the phone , but the next gen should be the next gen .. not some make do bolt on's.

And it's too big !!... had an HD2 etc... too big ....

The desire is fast etc... but please make it faster !!!!!!!!!! etc
[Desire General] MasDroid:
4.3".... that's bigger than the size of my c... current phone! ;)
[Desire General] EddyOS:
That's HD2 size, which is too big to use in one hand comfortably (and the reason I got a Desire to replace my HD2)
[Desire General] djoni1980:
Yep... even when I use Desire with Google Sky Map, for example, I have a feeling that I will drop the phone because it's too wide and thin... it will be even worse with Desire HD
[Desire General] vlasac:
We only know screen size is same as HD2, and HD2 is only 7mm wider then Desire, so if they slim it by some 5mm it would be closer to Desire. On other hand 4,3" is much better than 3,7", and not to mention loosing Pentile...
[Desire General] veryjiggy:
Personally think 4.3" phones should just be introduced in the US. Huge people with huge hands capable of handling huge phones. ;-)
[Desire General] abvmoose:
I think the Desire is pretty much perfect.

Better optics in camera is always welcomed though.
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
and better GPU? For the gamers that is.
[Desire General] abvmoose:
Yes ofcourse. Ive followed the smartphone industry for years having

seen 400mhz processors being the norm then all of a sudden 1 year get the jump to 528 mhz and then the year after the jump to double 1ghz is still

crazy for me and im very satisifed of having 1ghz phone. But of course more

is always better
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
yeah 1 ghz is plenty enough for cpu, but the ati gpu in the current snapdragon lineup is weak. I really hope HTC bump it up but im not expecting it.
[Desire General] abvmoose:
And the hardware don't mean jack if the right drivers isnt implemented

to take advantage of it.

A tegra processor would be nice.

Right now Ive given up on games in cellphones all I want is ultra fast

response when navigating a graphics rich ui.
[Desire General] ryanrich:
+1

I went for the Desire because I find it's the perfect size. Keeping the specs as is but with a 4.3" screen is definitely a skip for me...
[Desire General] tommo123:
a 5" screen like that dell thingy would be fine by me, a better gpu would be very useful to offload (assuming android can do it) all the GUI to the gpu for a smoother experience

maybe that's gonna be in android 3?
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
HTC like to reuse the same hardware in most of their phones. Nexus one, desire, droid incredible, heck even the EVO are pretty much the same phone inside. None of those phones have a dedicated GPU so im not expecting one here, but im hoping they put one in this.
[Desire General] foxmeister:
Errrrh..... *all* of these phones have a dedicated GPU!!!!

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
i thought they were integrated with the CPU..
[Desire General] A|ex:
I will be going for the Desire HD or whatever name it will get when its released as i came form a HD2 with a larger screen which i prefer. I can use my current Desires as alarm clocks or something.
[Desire General] foxmeister:
Snapdragon is an SoC (System On a Chip). It includes several discrete components on a single IC, of which the GPU is one (an AMD/ATI Adreno 200). The Samsung Hummingbird and the Apple A4 are very similar, but instead of the ATI GPU they have a PowerVR GPU. They are all "dedicated" GPUs, but they all live on the same bit of silicon as the CPU.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] SupremeBeaver:
oh i see, thanks for clearing that up Dave.

Still i think Qualcomm should consider upgrading their GPUs
[Desire General] slybeans:
You might as well buy a netbook!
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Dude must have huge hands :D
[Desire General] tommo123:
a netbook wouldn't fit in a pocket :D
[Desire General] wargy:
Couldn't agree more with you... just today i bought my Desire :mad:!

Nevertheless, it's an incredible phone :)
[Desire General] captainsensible2002:
Unfortunately no manufacturer has, or ever will, said that after they release their latest flagship device that they're packing it in and not doing it any more. So yourphone gets superseded, so what? That's life. The desire is still an awesome phone and will be for some time to come!
[Desire General] rovex:
4.3 isnt that big. Ive had an HD2 since launch day and its absolutely fine. Id drop the desire like a hot coal for a 4.3 inch Android in the UK. The HD2 port isnt good enough yet for me to just keep the HD2.

I have a Dell streak and even though its big, it still fits in a pocket.
[Desire General] Ghisy:
I kinda agree with everyone: 4.3" is a bit too big. I tried a co-worker's HD2, it's nice but feels big for me (and I have fairly large hands!).

I'll see when this "Desire HD" is officially unveiled. It would be nice to have an AMOLED of Super TFT screen instead of a regular TFT one though.
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Hello, I am going to visit the US in August and I would really like to buy Samsung Captivate, but not the Samsung Galaxy S (I really hate its iPhone style design)

Is it possible for a foreigner to buy Captivate (and unlock it) and use it with my own sim card here in Russia?

just found this instruction - http://ddd.in.com/videos/watchvideo...ngular-att-free-network-sim-code-8507521.html

does it work?
[Captivate General] madjsp:
As for non-contract? yes! It will be $350 in any AT&T store.

As for unlocking it, i'm not sure.
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
so I can just come and buy it in AT&T store without showing some documents like I am a citizan of the US? and btw the price is very low, comparing with its price here in Moscow - $1000 :D

Then, I need just to unlock it for any sim card?
[Captivate General] meatrocket:
LoL! Yes dude, you can buy it. The only citizenship doecuments you need are US Dollars! ;)
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Thanks, dudes, you really helped me)

It's really promising)

The design of Samsung Galaxy S really suks and the Captivate one is awesome
[Captivate General] systoxity:
dark, just in case you didn't already know, as of now unlocks aren't available, but it's highly likely that they will be soon. This means that you wont be able to use your phone right away when you get back to the mother land.

On the other hand if you hang in there, by the time unlocks come out, there will be plenty of guides on how to make this phone look as little as the ios as possible. Not to mention alot more online support for it.

Just wanted to make sure you didn't get back home to a huge disappointment :).
[Captivate General] meatrocket:
Good point. I just assumed he was aware of that. As quickly as this thing is gaining momentum, I doubt you'd have to wait long before it's unlocked.
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Well, just read the review on one web-site and there was a phrase:

AT&T won't let you sideload apps.

I am confused, does it mean that there is no android market???????????

I saw a video - how to unlock Samsung Captivate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlxc6AJaAys

Does it work?

So if it's fake, I am planning to stay in the US until the end of August, are there any chances for the unlock to reveal?
[Captivate General] madjsp:
There is a market, but you can't put stuff on there that isn't from the market.

With AT&T, the only thing can be installed is stuff from the market.
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Do you mean that it's just not possible to put .apk files in the phone?

Well, in this case I am OK with Android Market ;)

crap, just read in another review, that there is an AT&T Market - this totally sucks!

So, it is different from Android Market?

Or there are two markets there?
[Captivate General] abezapata:
Yup thats pretty much the case, so if you do not mind it, you are good to go. I would not worry too much about an unlock as this phone is spreading faster than fire through the community and should be unlockable pretty soon.
[Captivate General] madjsp:
That I have no idea about. I have never owned an Android phone so I only go by what I have read.

but as of this weekend, I will own one!
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Maybe root will help us to install 3-rd party apps?

Guys, please post additional info about unlock , when some new information reveals.

I am really interested in this phone.

And can someone check if it is possible to choose Russian locale? I mean transforming the interface to the Russian one :p

Here is an unlock instruction http://hyfeno.com/unlocked-samsung-i897-captivate/

it seems like it should work

btw please advise me the cheapest US 3g network :) I am planning to travel in many states of the USA for a month... :)